AEW Collision Going Head To Head With WWE SmackDown
Tony Khan will put AEW Rampage and Collision up against WWE SmackDown. Here are the details!
Next week's episode of AEW Collision will go head to head with WWE's final SmackDown broadcast on FOX. Tony Khan has moved from his regular Saturday night time slot into a Friday one because All Out airs on pay-per-view when Collision typically goes live.
Both blocks will kick off at 8pm ET in the United States.
AEW's Rampage show will also air straight after Collision, which means All Elite will produce three full hours of television compared to two on the other channel. Without being cruel, this could be a ratings massacre if recent numbers for AEW programming are anything to go by compared to WWE's.
It has to happen because of All Out on the Saturday though.
SmackDown will jump to the USA Network starting with the 13 September episode. That makes next week's show the last one on FOX. WWE debuted on FOX in October 2019. Nearly five years on, USA will pick up the blue brand instead. Meanwhile, flagship show Raw moves to Netflix in January 2025.
Expect Khan to load up Collision and Rampage to try and make a dent in the ratings.